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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "justice haruna" <justiceharuna1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:48:56 +0100
Subject: DEAR FRIEND HERE IS YOUR COMPENSATION...



Attn: Dear sir/ma,

Compliments,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Dominican Republic.Presently I'm
in Dominican Republic for investment projects with my own share of the total
sum.meanwhile,I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my
secretary in Nigeria in Africa,his name is Taiwo Usman E-mail
taiwo_usman009@yahoo.com
Ask him to send you the total cash chaque of $400.000.00 FOUR HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLARS which for some security reasons has been withdrawed from
the bank and now has been put into an ATM CARDS because of the high rate of
some fraudulent act which has been happening in different parts of the world
..I kept it aside for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your collective efforts
at that time so feel free and get in touch with my secretary Usman Taiwo and
instruct him where to send the amount to you.Do it fast before the ATM CARD
EXPIRES because it's expiry date is near.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy
here in Dominican Republic because of the investment projects which myself
and the new partner are having at hand without confrontations, finally,
Remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to
receive that ATM CARD worth the sum of $400.000.00 FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLARS, so feel free to get in touch with taiwo usman
my secretary he will send the ATM CARD to you without any delays.
Best regards,
Justice Haruna...


N.B, For the sake of been careful since internet fraud is going on on every
parts of the world today i don't any situation any thing will happen to your
ATM CARD immediately you reply i will forward to you my secretaries private
phone number....

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